Winning an artist grant: stunned and grateful

This is how it feels to find out you've won grant money to support your art.

I was worried I must be hallucinating or something, when the Sustainable Arts Foundation emailed me:

Say what now? They said yes?

I'm still stunned. Even better, the award comes from an organization dedicated to helping artists keep making art while juggling parenthood. Honestly, I don't know of any other opportunity that recognizes the existence of artists raising children, let alone the particular challenges of this life. I'm also impressed with the diverse backgrounds of the visual artists and writers selected. This grant will go straight towards funding my Great Mystery Project! 

Taking the first steps into an art career with Artist Trust, at North Seattle College. ©Lisa Myers Bulmash

I got the news just before I delivered my final presentation about Artist Trust at North Seattle College. How poetic: I'm now a living example of how important it is to keep applying for funding opportunities, just like in the the ATAL talk. Wow. Just think: if it happened to me, it could happen to you!

Artist Trust At Large: the next step

I'm pretty sure Artist Trust and I helped ignite a few creative fires and connections this week!

Although the presentations are open to artists of all disciplines, Wednesday's group was almost entirely visual artists. One person also performs and another is a filmmaker.

A couple of needs the artists shared with me:

• leads on studio space
• help in clarifying their career goals
• where to go when you need legal advice

Fortunately, Artist Trust offers workshops and resources for most of these needs! If you weren't able to make it to this event, here are the details for the next presentation:

The red RSVP button will generate an email to me. Just tell me your name and how many people are coming to the event, and I'll reply with a confirmation. Hope to see you soon!